Egypt & Nubia, / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A. ; With historical descriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S. ; Lithographed by Louis Haghe..

Egypt & Nubia, / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts R.A. ; With historical descriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S. ; Lithographed by Louis Haghe..
Date
1846-1849
By
Roberts, David, 1796-1864; Brockedon, William, 1787-1854; Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885; Moon, F. G. (Francis Graham); Day & Haghe; General Assembly Library
Notes

Each v. has lithographed t.p. with different title vignette. Vols. 2 & 3 are dated 1849. T.p. signed "Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen."

Vol. 2 t.p. states "Vol. 5"; v. 3 t.p. has no volume numbering.

"Although published separately, these volumes are the Egyptian and Nubian section of Roberts's great work, the other three volumes of which were published 1842-9, usually referred to as Roberts's Holy Land ... All six volumes are in fact often found together as a set ... It must have been originally the intention to issue the book under one title as volume I-VI, but there is no hint of this on the t.p."--Abbey, J.R. Travel, v. 1, p. 247.

Vol. 1: [4], 8, [48] p., [21] leaves of plates; v. 2: [44] p., [22] leaves of plates; v. 3: [38] p., [20] leaves of plates.

Illustrated with colour lithographs.

Abbey, J.R. Travel, 272

Tooley, R.V. Coloured plates (1979 ed.), 402

"Bazaar of the silk mercers, Cairo," plate Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: half green imitation morocco (roan), blind tooled; green morocco grained cloth boards tooled in gilt with triple fillets; spine with raised bands tooled in gilt; red marbled end papers; marbled text edges; green silk bookmarks. Spine title: Roberts Egypt and Nubia. Provenance: library stamp in gilt on upper covers and spines for General Assembly Library; bookplate for General Assembly Library on front pastedowns; transfer from Mangaroa Collection, 2008. All volumes have foxing throughout. Acc. 365711- 365713.

Digital image available: "Bazaar of the silk mercers, Cairo," plate. Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.

Source URL
"Bazaar of the silk mercers, Cairo," plate https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE6418154

Related to
Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection, Roberts, David, 1796-1864. Holy Land.

Other Titles
Egypt and Nubia
Publisher
London, : F.G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, publisher in ordinary to Her Majesty., MDCCCXLVI-MDCCCXLIX. [1846-1849]
Format
3 v. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 62 cm.
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